I've been trying to get my Volvo smog-certified for about 6 weeks now. The guys at the smog station have never gotten to the point of measuring emissions, because they always find that the car's computer isn't "in the mood" to be smogged. They say that too many (3 or 4) "monitors" aren't "cleared," and that I need to drive it a lot and bring it back. Which I do, to no avail. And now I've gotten my first (parking) ticket for expired tags.
California authorities seem to be aware of some kind of problem, and
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says that Volvo Technical Service Bulletin 2-23-0059(7/2002) says something about this problem, but I have been unable to get my hand on said TSB, and my mechanic hasn't gotten around to it yet.
Has any reader of this newsgroup conquered this problem?